Post sign



Jan. 30, 1951 D. s. MCGUIRE 2,539,546

PosT SIGN rFiled sept. 7, 194s mi Li-.l

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Patented Jan. 30, ,1951

POST SIGN Daniel S. McGuire, Butler, Pa., assgnor of onefourth to Paul Barton and one-fourth to Carmen V. Marina-ro, both of Butler, Pa.

Application September 7, 1948, Serial No. 47,999

Claims.`

The present invention is an improvement in post signs and is more particularly concerned with a sign structure capable of being detachably mounted upon posts such as post members of parking meters, street signs, lamp posts, pillars or the like commonly found adjacent street areas.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a sign structure which can be mounted upon new 'or already existing posts and which structure can be readily and easily detached from the posts or disassembled while on the posts for changing the indicia display thereb-y.

A further and important object of the invention is to provide a sign supporting structure which can be easily and economically produced and can also be quickly and cheaply mounted upon posts or detached therefrom as desired.

Further, an important object of the invention is to provide a sign structure which can be detachably mounted upon and around posts of such a nature that it is impractical to introduce the sign over an end thereof.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a sign which surrounds a post and ex tends longitudinally thereof which sign can be changed as desired with the members retained upon the post and while assembled offers a Weather resisting protection to the indicia displayed therewith.

Referrng now more particularly to the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side detailed view or one form of the present invention as mounted upon a portion of a post with parts of the sign and post `broken away to disclose the inner parts thereof.

Figure 2 is an enlarged top cross sectional View of the sign and post taken on line 2 2 of Figure l.

Figure 3 is a further top cross sectional view of the post and the top support of the sign taken on line 3 3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an enlarged cross sectional view in detail of one of the binding posts forming a part of the present sign.

Figure 5 is a top cross sectional view through the collar of a modied form of the supporting plate, taken on line 5 5 of Figure 6, forming a part of the invention.

Figure 6 is a side cross sectional view taken on line 6 6 of Figure 5 with a partial view of the supporting post and indicia bearing plates.

In the accompanying drawings wherein like and corresponding parts are designated by similar referencecharacters, the letter A indicates a post which in the present example is of a cylindrical congurationand may be a part of a parking meten-street sig-n or the like and upon which the'present signis to be detachably mountedas desired@A I' i I In the principal form of. the invention there are employed two supporting plates I each of which has a collar 2 extending laterally from one face thereof. The opposite face 0f each plate I has a slot 3 formed therein and extending around the peripheral portion thereof. Each of the collars 2 has a threaded opening d therethrough for receiving a screw 5 therein for contacting the post A when extending through said collar 2.

Each plate I and its respective collar 2 has a common opening formed through the central portion thereof such as bore which is of a slightly larger diameter than the periphery of post A whereby said post A can be positioned through each of the bores 6 and the respective screws 5 moved thereagainst for retaining the plates I in the desired position upon post A.

Each of the slots 3 in each plate I is sized to receive an end of a binding post Iii at each corner formed by the square slot 3. Binding post IU which is formed of an angular member having sides II and I2 extending at right angles to one another and a Y shaped portion formed by arm I3 connected to said side walls and eX- tending at about a 45 angle from each of them.. Inner walls I4 and I5 which also extend substantially at right angles to one another and at about a 45 angle from arm I3 are thus spaced from but maintained parallel to side walls II and I2 respectively. The length of thesebinding posts determine the length of thev sign and accordingly the position of the supporting plates I.

The space between the walls II and I4 and between I2 and I5 of post I@ is determined by the thickness of transparent or translucent plates 20 whose longitudinal edges are positioned and thus bracketed between these walls as best shown in Figure 2 of the drawings. The top and bottom edges of these plates .20 are further positioned in slot 3 for preventing lateral movement thereof. The indicia of the sign is carried preferably behind each of these plates 2D upon a card or formed in the rear face of the plate 2li by molding, cutting, painting or otherwise as may' be desired. In assembling the present device upon a post onevof the plates I is passed over an end of the post A with collar 2 downward and screw "5 moved inwardly to retain the plate I in the position considered best for the lowermost part ofv the sign. The second plate I is then similarly introduced on to the post A but with the collar 2 uppermost thereby presenting the slots 3 of each plate in-opposing positions. Plates 2E? are then positioned between the plates I with their opposite ends in slot 3. The binding posts I il are also introduced by inserting the longitudinal edges of the plates 2l) between the walls of the posts and the ends of the posts positioned inthe`4 3 corner positions of the slot 3. The upper plate I is then forceably brought down to hold the respective: members in its slot 3 and upon tighten,- ing of its., screw 5 the sign is in arm position on post A.

In the modied form of the invention as shown in Figures 5 and 6 of the drawings, there is shown a plate similar to plate I as aforementioned but which is made in two pieces which can be de-A tachably connected together to form thel supporting plate for the sign. Thus we have a rectangular half plate 25 from whichv extends a semi-circular collar 26 and both of which have a common semi-circular groove 2l formed in one side thereof. Collar 2d further has tangential openings 28. formed in the opposite end portions thereof. The balance of the supporting plate is termed-by a second rectangular plate 30 having a semi-circular collar 3: extending from one face thereof andrwhich plate and collar both havev a common semi-circular groove 32 formed in the side thereof. The opposite face of each of the plates 2li-,and 3i?` have a square slot 3 also formed therein Thus when mounting the present sign upon a post, such as for example, the supporting post of a parking meter it may not be desirable to remove the meter from the post and it would thereforel be impossible to introduce plates I over one end of an already mounted parking meterpost.

Therefore supporting plates as shown in Figures. 5 and 6 would be used in lieu of plate I by placing the opposite halves 25 and 3e upon opposite sides of post A and drawing the two halves together by meansof a pair of screws 311Y introduced through opening 28 of collar 26 and to tangential recesses 33 formed inthe opposite portions of collar 32'. The two halves are thus fastened together and screws 5' are likewise employed through an opening 35 in collar 26whereupon the plate can be maintained upon-post A. A similar plate, but in an inverted position, is similarly applied to the post A for forming the upper supporting plate of the` sign.

vZin the two modi'cations of the invention hereinbefore described,V the supporting plates have been shown as being of a square configuration Withfthe collars circular, plates 20" nat, binding post I0 of a right angular shape, but it is to be. understood that these members can be readily modied for. other configurations than shown herein for. being mounted upon posts other thanthose having cylindrical form or for changing the general appearance of the sign. Further the printed matter to be displayed may be positioned upon a card or cards between the. post Asand plates 20 or the indicia may be formed directly upon the plate 20 or the periphery of the postv A. However the same can be readily changed' by loosening one of the screws 5, moving the supporting plate and changing the card, plate 20 or marking on the post A, depending upon whichv is used. New advertising or di rectional matter may replace the same and thev signbe assembled very quickly and easily. HoweverA the indicia being displayed is protected from the weather at all times by this structure.l

I claim:

l. A sign capable of being detachably mounted to. a. post comprising a pair of supporting plates, each of said plates having a central opening capableV of receiving said post therethrough,

means for detachably retaining said plates in spaced relationship to another upon said post, said plates each having a., slot formed in the opposing faces thereof, al plurality of binding posts extending between said plates and having their ends retained in said slots and indicia bearing plates extending and bracketed between said binding posts and said supporting plates.

2. A sign for detachable mounting on cylindrical posts comprising a pair of supporting plates, a pair of collars each formed from one face of one of said plates, each of said plates and their respective collar being formed by detachably and opposite halves, each of said plates and its collar also having a Common bore capable of receiving one of saidposts therethrough, means for detachably retaining the halves of each plate andV its collar around a post, means for retaining each plate spaced* from the other on. said post, a plurality of'binding posts extende ing between and retained.l by said plates and indicia bearing members bracketed by said'supporting plates. and' said binding posts around said.r cylindrical post.

3. A` detachably mounted sign comprising a pair of supporting plates, aV pair of collars each formed from a face of. one of said plates and capable of being positioned on a cylindrical supporting member, means for detachably connecting said collars tothe supporting member in spaced relationship to one another, a plu rality of elongated binding posts extending and detachably mounted between said plates and in dicia carrying members detachably mounted and extending between said posts and said plates.

4. A sign capable of being ,detachably mounted to a post comprising a pair of supporting plates, a pair of collars each formed-from a face of one of said plates, each of said plates andk its collar having a central opening common to both formed therethrough and capable of' receiving the post therethrough, means for retaining said plates in spaced relationship on said post', a plurality of indicia bearing plates,A a'ndx elongated binding posts positioned between and detachably retained by said supporting, plates with. said indicia bearing plates mounted between said binding posts and said supportingY plates.

5. A sign. capable of being detachably mounted to a post comprising a-pairv'of` supporting plates, a pairof collarsy each formed from a faceof oney of said: plates-,. eachr` of saidv plates: and its collar having a central opening common toboth1 formed. therethrough and: capable of receiving the post therethrough, mea-nsffo'r retaining. saidplates on said post, a plurality of indieiafbearingy plates, a plurality of binding posts havingl a right angular cross-section and positioned betweenfsaid supporting plates and Y-shaped' arms each1eX tending from theV corner of and'bisectingjone of said posts for retaining said indicia bearing. plates therebetween.

DANIEL Si MCGUIRE.-

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